Temple Emanu-El TSHS News: December is Holiday Time

Rabbi Morton J. Cohn Torah/Hebrew School

In this Issue

2009-2010 Schedule

TSHS Committee News

December Events

Save the Date-January

2009-2010
Schedule

Family Education

Here is the schedule:

December 13th
Grade 2
Torah Scroll Making

January 24th
Grade 6
Blessings and Creativity

February 21st
Grade 5
Mezuzah Making

April 25th
Grade 6
Genealogy

May 23rd
Grade 4
Ten Commandments

TSHS Committee News

Join us for our next meeting:

Sunday, December 13th at 9:45am in the conference room. We'll be planning events for next year.

Please sign up to help however you can. Our programs depend on your support.

Contact Rachael for more information.

Chaverim Youth

For kids in grades 2-4. They meet several times a year for fun activities.

Next Event:

Sunday, December 13

12-2pm Library

World Series of Dreydl

Contact Rachael with questions.

E.A.S.Y Youth

Emanu-El Active Super Youth is for middle school kids, grades 5-8. It is super and very active! Monthly activities incorporate fun, social action, and Judaic content.

Next Event:

Saturday, December 5
7pm Ice Skating
Meet at the Temple

Contact Danny with questions.

S.A.N.E.T.Y Youth

San Diego Emanu-El Temple Youth, is the high school group, grades 8-12. They have several activities each month and like EASY they participate with the Temple in social action projects. They always have a great time socializing with each other and will incorporate Judaic content into some of their programs.

Next Event:

Saturday, January 16th

Contact Danny with questions.

Yearbooks

Now on Sale for $15

We are looking for sponsors. Put your business card in for a full year in full color for $18.

Email Rachael for details.

NEW: CHAVER-NOTES
Friendship Notes for the Yearbook.
Do you have a special friend at Torah/Hebrew School? Send them a friendship note in the yearbook letting them know how special they are to you.

1 note is $2 or 3 notes for $5. Click Here

Join Our List

Email Rachael with your Email Address and Child's grade.

Torah/Hebrew School Office:
(619) 286-3096

Temple Office: (619) 286-2555

Email Cathy Kamin, Director of Education

Email Star Laddon, Director's Assistant

Greetings!

Our Torah/Hebrew School was really hopping this past month.

Rachael Davila spearheaded the Sisterhood/Torah Hebrew School Craft Bazaar. It was a tremendous undertaking for her, but as usual, Rachael did a fantastic job!

Havdalah Pictures

After weeks of preparation, Saturday night's Havdalah Fundraiser was a great success. A very big thank you to Sheri Rosenberg for chairing the event and to Lynn Saks for orchestrating the gift baskets (and more). Rachael Davila brought in the movies, Up and Transformers 2 and made sure that the money paid in and out was correct. Carrie Colona staffed the front table while her son, Joseph, ably made popcorn all evening long. The kitchen was bustling with Brian Marcus, Melissa Stroh and Sheri Rosenberg preparing the dinner. Cindi Ringoot, Cecile Fleetwo Havdalah Pictures

od and Lynn Grady helped to serve the food to the hungry participants. Audrey Patterson, along with the school committee, purchased an i-Pod for one lucky winner that evening. It was so funny when Sheri Rosenberg's son, Ethan, won the prize. The sixth grade class is the winner of the ice cream party, which will be held after winter vacation.

As tired as we all were that night, we still came back to Temple bright and early Sunday morning for the Tzedakah Fair. Once again, this incredible group of people, along with a few more volunteers, cooked, cleaned, schlepped, sold, blew balloons and just plain gave of themselves the entire morning. A very big thank you to Star and Mike Laddon for selling the hot dogs and

chips, and carrying many heavy objects up and down the steps. Ron Marx volunteered his time to help with the hot dogs too and Brian Marcus must have made 200 snow cones that morning. Ron Turner was in charge of the basketball net which raised money for "Nothing but Nets". We raised almost $2000 at the Havdalah event and almost $1000 in food sales at the Tzedakah Fair. I am very grateful to all of you for helping and coming out and supporting your school.

Rock Manut, THS Rock Group

Please also make a note to come to the Temple on Sunday night, December 13th for the Temple's Hannukah celebration - HANNUKAH SOUL. Not only is the group, Soul Aviv going to perform, our very own Temple rock group - ROCK MANUT is making its Rock Manut, THS Rock Group

debut that evening. This band is comprised of Temple children playing drums, base guitar, saxophone, electric guitar and vocals. We have five musicians and 10 soloists. You won't believe how fantastic they are. I hope to see you there.

With Hanukkah around the corner, here is an article with 10 Hanukkah Activities For Your Family.

Have a wonderful holiday,

Cathy

December Events

December 5: EASY Event 7pm Ice Skating
December 6:Preschool Sunday Morning-9:30 am Room C Hanukkah
December 11: Family Shabbat, Grade 5 Hanukkah Service 6pm
December 13: Torah School Committee Meeting, 9:45am Conference Room

Family Education, Grade 2 10:30am Library
Madrichim Meeting 10am Library
BBM Workshop 9:30am Social Hall
Chaverim Event-World Series of Dreydl- 12-2pm Library
Hanukkah Soul Concert 5:30pm Sanctuary

December 20-January 6: No Torah/Hebrew School-Winter Break

Save the Date...

January 3-6: No Torah/Hebrew School- Winter Break
January 8: Family Shabbat, Grade 4/ Camp Newman
January 10: Breakfast with the Rabbi Grades 4 & 5

Preschool Sunday Morning-Shabbat

January 16: SANETY Event
January 17-18:No Torah/Hebrew School- Martin Luther King Holiday

January 24: Breakfast with the Rabbi Grade 2 & 3

Family Education, Grade 6-Library

January 30: EASY Event
January 31: No Torah School-Limmud Teachers' Conference